Subgenre Sampler
Fantasy: 813 Films to Buy & Rent
Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki (1979-2013)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- Featuring collected Studio Ghibli movies of legendary director Hayao Miyazaki.
Contains:
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
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Legend of the Mountain (Shan zhong zhuan qi) (1979)
- Dir. King Hu
Feat. Shih Chun, Hsu Feng, Sylvia Chang
- A scholar translating Buddhist sutras visits a monastery filled with various mysterious characters, in this soothing spiritual drama with elements of…
Star Trek - The Motion Picture (1979)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Starring the cast from the 60's TV phenomenon, this special effects fest features the crew fighting a lethal force field spinning toward Earth.…
Worzel Gummidge (TV Series) (1979-1981)
- Feat. Jon Pertwee, Una Stubbs, Geoffrey Bayldon
- Oddball and much–loved children's TV series about a living, grubby and rather bad–tempered scarecrow (Pertwee) who muddles through life…
Circle Of Iron (The Silent Flute) (1978)
- Dir. Richard Moore
Feat. David Carradine, Christopher Lee, Roddy McDowall
- Bizarre 80s fantasy tells the story of a young fighter who seeks a spiritual identity through martial arts, and goes on a quest to find the legendary…
Lord of the Rings (1978)
- Dir. Ralph Bakshi
- Likable animation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy classic, admirably captures the personalities of the novel's horde of eccentric characters and…
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 1-6) (1978- 1979)
- Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…
- Colourful, supernatural adventures in feudal Japan with the invincible Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka! This Japanese tele show became a favourite…
Return From Witch Mountain (1978)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Bette Davis, Christopher Lee
- Above–average sequel to ESCAPE FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN reprises the story of two runaway orphans with supernatural powers, adding the star presence…
Superman (1978)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
- Christopher Reeve is the Man of Steel in the first and best adventure – from his humble inception through to…
Freaky Friday (1977)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris
- Barbara Harris and a 13–year–old Jodie Foster are mother and daughter who miraculosly swap personalities for a day. Plenty of fun here.